Monthly Archives: August 2012

I’m writing this on Monday, so I have no idea what circumstances are like on Friday. I just know I can’t leave y’all hanging. Y’ll need Fantasy Man Fridays as much as I do!

So without going into a big, drawn out post, I’ll just give him to you.

Hubba, hubba…muscled and wearing a kilt. Could a woman ask for anything more? Well, maybe the answer to the age-old question, “What’s he wearing beneath his kilt?” He looks like a guy who doesn’t wear anything under it. What do you think?

Happy Friday y’all. I hope everyone has a safe weekend. For my U.S. friends, have fun this Labor Day weekend!

Well, I’m hunkered down waiting for Isaac to do what it needs to, but I haven’t forgotten about What’s Playing Wednesday.

Today marks the last day of the Saber Inspiration themed Wednesdays. I’ve had a lot of fun playing songs that either influenced me, or reminded me of the band. From AC/DC to Avenged Sevenfold, the guys of Saber are a mishmash of some of my favorite bands and I love sharing their music with you.

Primal Design book two in the Cajun Heat series comes out September 19th which means next month’s theme will be dedicated to songs that remind me of my characters, their situation or their jobs. It’ll be a wide range of songs, so I hope you’ll join me for that.

Back to today. This song is one of my current favorites. Any time I hear it, I sing along (badly) and rock out. It’s slow and kind of mellow at first, but toward the end, it picks up until it’s galloping to the final chord. It’s excellent and I hope you’ll enjoy it as well.

Today is Avenged Sevenfold’s Buried Alive. I could totally see these guys as my band, Saber.

As I’m sure most of you know, Tropical Storm/Hurricane Isaac is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. The way things are looking, it’s actually headed in my direction. Chances are I won’t be around much this week due to the weather. Luckily, I can write posts ahead of time and schedule them for the dates I want so you’ll still be able to check out What’s Playing Wednesday and Fantasy Man Friday. So don’t think I’ve forgotten about y’all!

We’re not overly worried about Isaac. Sure, we bought our hurricane supplies and will finish preparing the house for strong winds, but I feel pretty confident we’ll get through it with hardly any problems. Of course now that I’ve said that, things will probably go to hell. Oh I know we’re going to lose electricity. That’s a given and I’d be surprised if we didn’t. We checked out the generator this weekend, bought extra gas and batteries for flashlights. I think we’re ready.

The ones not ready are my pets. My old cat, who stays outside all the time (on her porch) will have to come inside and because she hates fat cat, she’ll have to stay in one of the bathrooms until things blow over. I can hear her moaning and groaning now. Bad weather makes her nervous under normal circumstances, add in being locked in a tiny room and she’ll be fit to be tied. The other two animals will probably want to sit at the door. I hope they won’t taunt her, but they act like toddlers, so…yeah, I envision a lot of noise during our lockdown.

For my friends on the Gulf Coast, I hope y’all are safe and ready for the storm coming. For those of you outside the danger area, please keep us all in your prayers.

Woot, woot, it’s Friday. When I pried my eyes open this morning, it took me a few minutes to realize the weekend is about to start. That was enough to get me moving because I’m ready to get this week over with.

It hasn’t been awful, mind you. The blog tour for Primal Song has been going wonderfully and it’s still going on. Last night I did my first internet radio interview. I don’t think I embarrassed myself. Of course I haven’t listened to it, so maybe I did. Maybe I was breathing heavily or something, or you could hear my stomach gurgling. I don’t know. I’m kind of scared to find out, LOL. Today though, I’m over at the fabulous Queen Tutt’s World of Escapism with another interview and a giveaway. If you’re looking to hedge your chances of winning, be sure to check out the entire list of stops to make sure you’re entered in all the giveaways that are still going on. And there are a lot.

I haven’t written at all this week. Okay, that’s a blatant lie. I have written. And promptly deleted everything I put down on paper. It’s this part of the writing process that drives me insane. It doesn’t always happen, but when it does, it’s usually because I’m trying to start the story in the wrong place. Last night while I was waiting to start my interview, I played Angry Birds and brainstormed and I think I’ve finally figured out where to start the book. Cross your fingers because I need to get this story written and submitted soon. I’m aiming for subbing it to my fabu editor by the middle or end of September.

And now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The Fantasy Man. Over at the interview today, Ronda asked the readers who their favorite band is and what kind of shifter they’d be. I think that’s a great question. So let’s try to guess what kind of shifter today’s Fantasy Man would be…

I’m thinking wolf. It’s almost like he’s begging for me to scratch his belly. Among other things, heh. Ahem. What do y’all think? Do his slumberous eyes make you think “lion”? Do his muscles make you think “bear”? While y’all decide, I’ll be putting on my meat pants ’cause this guy looks like a carnivore.

It’s a busy day for me over in Danica Land. Today I’m at Nette’s Bookshelf Reviews with a giveaway to win a digital copy of Primal Song and a swag pack. Be sure to enter for a chance to win!

You can also tune in tonight as I chat with Elaine Raco Chase over at the Author’s Corner. It’ll be my first internet radio interview and I’m nervous as all hell, but hopefully I won’t babble too much or drawl to the point of being unintelligible. I believe they take callers during the show, so check it! Head over to www.trianglevarietyradio.com – click on blog talk radio at 8PM EASTERN time….podcasts are available after the show!

Now if I can just figure out how to get my whiny dog and fat cat to leave me alone enough to talk without a lot of background noise…

We’re nearing the end of our Saber inspiration month of What’s Playing Wednesdays. I’ve had a lot of fun finding the songs that inspired me for Ram’s band. They’re tough shifters with an edgy sound, but that isn’t necessarily who they are.

Someone asked me how I managed to make Ram both bad ass, dominant and sensitive. Well, just because a person is tough and hardcore doesn’t mean they can’t have a softer side. We all display many different personality traits. I like to believe that most people are balanced. Not all rough, not all soft, but a mixture of both.

Ram is perhaps one of my favorite heroes because although he’s this lion shifter with major sex appeal, he has a softer side, especially when it comes to Daisy. This is proven when she asks him to sing his favorite song. If you’ve been following this month’s What’s Playing Wednesdays, you’ll have realized the type of music Saber plays is hard, fast and all about good times. So it came as a surprise to me (I know, I’m the writer, but he shocked me) when Ram started singing Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds.

And that’s today’s song. I happen to love this song as well, so I wasn’t very upset he chose this instead of something more in line with Saber’s usual sound. I think it might appeal to Ram’s songwriter side, the sensitive musician who likes the message the song sends and not his lion who might like the idea of hunting down three little birds.

But I’ll let y’all decide.
Oh! And don’t forget I still have a blog tour going on this month with chances to win prizes. You can find the schedule here. And you can also hear me on The Author’s Corner, Thursday Nite with host, Elaine Raco Chase. Call in and chat – head to www.trianglevarietyradio.com – click on blog talk radio at 8PM EASTERN time….podcasts are available after the show!

So I found out some interesting things over the weekend. First was that the second book in my Cajun Heat series, Primal Design, will come out September 19 with Ellora’s Cave. I was a little shocked when the date came through, but I’m so not complaining. As I’ve told Grace, my editor, I’m an instant gratification girl. I still don’t have a cover yet, although I’m sure that’s soon to arrive.

Secondly, I was being nosy about myself and googled my name. That’s when I stumbled across this post on USA Today’s Happy Ever After blog. It isn’t a review and it isn’t anything huge, but to me it was one of those OMG moments. My book was mentioned on USA Today…no matter how distantly. I think I grinned all weekend.

Then last night, I got the okay for my very first ever internet radio interview. You can hear me on The Author’s Corner, Thursday Nite with host, Elaine Raco Chase. Call in and chat – head to www.trianglevarietyradio.com – click on blog talk radio at 8PM EASTERN time….podcasts are available after the show! I’ll be on at 8:40 EST, so I hope some of y’all tune in. Y’all can tell me how awful I sound on Friday.

What a weekend! I hope everyone else had some great news over the weekend. Oh! And today I’m over at House Millar with an interview and exerpt for Primal Song. Ram and Daisy’s blog tour is well underway!